October 5, 2017 Newsletter Community Housing Aotearoa
Included in this newsletter is the Rotorua Lakes Council Request for Expressions of Interest to provide and develop pensioner housing, plus much more Find the newsletter here: 5 October 2017.pdfAuckland Housing Accord ‘dismal failure’ on affordability
In a report from Radio NZ’s Todd Niall the chair of Auckland Council planning committee, councillor Chris Darby, has called the Accord a “dismal failure” in addressing affordability. Mt Roskill Photo: Auckland Council The Housing Accord ran for three years...Phil Goff’s first year
Here’s an excerpt from Todd Niall’s Radio NZ piece The mayor can point to smaller victories. His environmental promise to plant 1,000,000 trees during the term is well underway, as is progress on tackling homelessness. The council’s years-long work...Emergency housing for Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou
Under a new agreement between Te Puni Kokiri (TPK), the principal adviser on the Crown’s relationship with Māori, and Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou, rooms at Te Tini o Porou (formerly the DB Hotel) will be turned into emergency accommodation units. It will provide...Housing supply survey update
As at 30 June, 39 organisations have responded to the survey reporting on 9834 homes and with an occupancy rate of 94%. The homes surveyed are providing primarily long-term rental accommodation at 85%, with 6% in shared ownership programs, 6% rent-to-buy, and a small...Rotorua Lakes Council seeking expressions of interest for pensioner housing
Council currently manages 152 pensioner units located across five Rotorua sites. Council is keen to identify models of operating the pensioner housing asset through a registered community housing provider (CHP). Their objectives include: · to ensure a financially...